Collection consists of over 1,000 photographs.
Most were taken in the area of Dawson, Yukon Territory from
1897-1902.

Background

William Miller was born in Ontario, Canada (1867). He came with family
to California as boy, and graduated from Oakland High School, and then became
court reporter in San Francisco and married Lenora Huntley in the 1890s. Miller
went to the Klondike Gold Rush with his brother-in-law, Oni Lomax, and brother,
Henry Miller in 1898. Later he took entire family to Yukon Territory (1900) and
remained there for five years.

Extent

1 linear foot

Restrictions

Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as
the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher.